Leon Wren Xu
My paintings are snapshots of my everyday life experiences.
As a graffiti writer, my visual perception of the world around
me has been molded to observe and absorb that which others
do not. I appreciate visual moments that exist naturally and
unintentionally. Gentrification has led to many deconstructions
and reconstructions in my environments. These evolving changes
leave a lot of beautiful history or signs of the future that I capture
visually. I recreate these certain moments with references and my
feelings toward these environments. Through my work, I create
tools to help my audience slow down and see the visual history of
the places I have captured.